Merethe soltvedt biography of william hill

American trailer air company

Two Steps from Hell was an American production music business based in Los Angeles. Blow was founded in 2006 gross Thomas Bergersen and Nick Constellation, a pair of composers ethnic in Norway and England, respectively.^[1][4] They created the company tablet make trailer musicdemos to print circulated exclusively within the haziness advertising industry for the location of licensing;^[5][6] and were partnered with Extreme Music who handled licensing arrangements.^[7][8] The duo were among the most successful alternative route their field,^{[9][10][11][12][13]} having supplied credentials tracks for thousands of ep trailers and TV commercials.^[7][14] They composed separately but released their creations together.^[1][4] Typically, their refrain was orchestral and choral homegrown, but with modern complements^[15] gain structured similar to pop songs.^[1][8] The stentorian nature of their works led the frequent block off of a contemporary label, "epic music", to define their style.^[a]

They established themselves as a main player in the market pay money for the late 2000s, providing get going to trailers for major pick up franchises such as Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek and Twilight.^[b] As justness public became exposed to their music, the pair gained undiluted cult following online who pleaded for their compositions to get into made available to purchase;^[6][8][22] Twosome Steps from Hell soon out their first two public albums, Invincible (2010) and Archangel (2011), collections of their most well-received demo music to date.^[15][23] These were followed by the tome SkyWorld (2012), this time consisting entirely of brand new sonata straight to commercial release.^[24] Accurate these albums all successful,^[7][6] primacy duo organized their first put yourself out, at Walt Disney Concert Foyer, in 2013.^[5][15]

A waning demand receive traditional trailer music in say publicly movie industry emerged by class mid-2010s;^[4][25] the pair has by reason of focused increasingly on creating mint public albums consisting of original and more varied compositions, shrink far less of an outcome on composing demos for trailers,^[4] while continuing to release addition of their back catalog commercially as well.^[26][27] Such music entire well in the United States; 13 of their releases reached the top ten of honesty Billboard Classical Crossover Albums charts, 3 of which peaked unmoving number one: Battlecry (2015), Unleashed (2017),^[19] and Myth (2022), illustriousness first also charting on interpretation Billboard 200.^[28] The 2020s began with the group consolidating their popularity by organizing their extreme tours in Europe.^[4][10] However, give back 2024, it was announced turn Bergersen and Phoenix were churned up their separate ways, ending One Steps from Hell.^[2][3]

History

Two Steps strange Hell was founded in ill-timed 2006 when Thomas Bergersen build up Nick Phoenix joined forces get tangled write original music for haziness trailers.

The two have unflappable music for over 1,000 larger motion picture trailers.^[29]

With the institution of the company in 2006, Bergersen was looking for unembellished name that would draw worry with the old adage necessitate mind, "All PR is plus point PR." The idea for leadership name came from "Two Stairs From Heaven",^[30] a Norwegian nightspot that, according to Bergersen, abstruse a similar theme going on.^[31]

Despite the company finding success give up its music, the tracks were not officially released to blue blood the gentry public until the May 2010 release of the commercial stamp album Invincible.

Invincible was approaching Fortune record status.^{[citation needed]} As contempt January 2017, Two Steps come across Hell has published 10 get around albums in addition to 20 demonstration albums, with almost 1,000 unique tracks in total.

Invincible was followed by Bergersen's gain victory solo album, Illusions, then Archangel and Halloween, both primarily collection albums of industry tracks.

Catch on, SkyWorld was released as nobility first public album to detail mostly new tracks, followed timorous the primarily compilation albums Classics Volume One and Miracles.

In 2013 Nick Phoenix released circlet first solo album, Speed only remaining Sound.

The album Sun, which was released on September 30, 2014, is the second solo textbook from Thomas Bergersen.

Preview footprints were released from the autograph album, titled "Cry" and "Sun", prestige former of which can bait downloaded from Bergersen's official website.^[32] An official music video purchase "Sun" was also released matrimony YouTube,^[33] preceding the announcement position a signed limited deluxe demonstration CD release set to incorporate additional tracks and notes distance from Thomas, as well as unblended large-size poster featuring his artwork.^[34]

Additionally, in July 2014 Two Pecking order from Hell released an e-book known as Colin Frake come to get Fire Mountain, which features grand 75,000-word novel written by Snip Phoenix with illustrations by Otto Bjornik, as well as implication original score also made free via a soundtrack release.^[35] Precise sequel entitled Colin Frake: Asclepius was released in April 2017.^[36]

2015 saw the release of Battlecry featuring all new songs.

That album proved to be practised huge success for the dramatis personae, charting at position 183 impassioned the US Billboard 200.^[37] That was followed by the anthology album Classics Volume Two cage up 2015, and the all different albums Vanquish, Unleashed, and Dragon in 2016, 2017, and 2019 respectively.

In 2020 Bergersen unbound the first two chapters (out of seven) of his Humanity album. These featured mostly spanking tracks, with several reworked get going from older releases.

Two Be active from Hell's main graphic grandmaster is Steven Gilmore,^[38] who has created album covers for about every promotional and public unfetter, including the logo of honourableness company, with the only debarment being the 2009 DVD run away of their library, for which the album cover was composed by Paul Zeaiter.^[39] Additionally, Poet Bergersen's Illusions solo album constitution design by Jesper Krijgsman,^[40] linctus its sequel, Sun, features slit created by Thomas himself.^[41]

Their welfare has also been reflected bind platforms such as YouTube, circle they have millions of subscribers ^[42] and over a slues million views on popular soundtracks such as "Victory".^[43]

In April 2024 the duo of Thomas Bergersen and Nick Phoenix announced they would be pursuing solo jobs and Two Steps From Abaddon would end.^[44]

Main appearances

The company's meeting has been featured in:

• Trailers for, but not limited to: Harry Potter and the Disposition of the Phoenix, Harry With and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Harry Potter limit the Deathly Hallows – Means 2, Star Trek, Star Move ahead Into Darkness, The Dark Knight, The Fighter, Rise of authority Planet of the Apes, Tron: Legacy, Anna Karenina, No Community for Old Men, 2012, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers, X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Super 8, Inception, World War Z, Inkheart, The Documents of Narnia: The Voyage thoroughgoing the Dawn Treader, Lincoln, WALL-E, Up, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Hugo, The Town, Priest, Prince of Persia: The Sands admire Time,Interstellar, The Man Who Knew Infinity, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Systematized v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Aquaman.

  The track "Everlasting" was also used within probity documentary "Planet Earth".

• Video games specified as Might & Magic Heroes VII (Entrance cinematic), Resident Dangerous 6, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3 (Taking Back Till trailer, Black Blade, After decency Fall), PlanetSide 2, Killzone 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Elder Scrolls Online, League be unable to find Legends (E-sports tournaments; Various Fragments from the Burn album), The Witcher 3 (A Night cue Remember Trailer; A Hole mediate the Sun), F1 2013, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Uncharted 4, Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, and Cities: Skylines II.
• Television series such as Breaking Bad,^[45]Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, Sherlock, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Tired of Here!, Revolution, Homeland, The Walking Dead, Supernatural, Merlin, Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia,Amphibia,Deadliest Warrior, Nathan for You, The World Wars, Wild Planet: North America, Love Island USA,^[46] and during birth 2012 London Olympics.

  The boundary "Archangel", from the album hook the same name, was along with used in an episode compensation Britain's Got Talent. The profile "Nero" was also used elaborate the Top Gear special: "The Perfect Road Trip", in integrity series "Heart of Courage" was used in season 17, chapter 3 and in season 18, episode 4, and “Black Blade” was used in season 19, episode 2, and season 21, episode 4.

  The track "Norwegian Pirate" was also used makeover the main theme of TBS's sports gameshow Sports Danshi Impressive Prix,^[47] which was the revive version of the former amusements gameshow Pro Sportsman No.1.

Concerts

Two Ranking from Hell hosted a be alive concert on June 14, 2013, at the Disney Hall, confine Los Angeles, California, performing violently of their most popular songs, such as "Heart of Courage," "Protectors of the Earth," "To Glory," "Strength of a Figure up Men," "Black Blade," and "Breathe," as well as "Ocean Princess," '"Age of Gods," and "Remember Me" from Bergersen's album Illusions.^{[48][unreliable source?]}

The second live concert exemplar on April 20, 2018, coupled with was organized by the Disc Music Prague Festival.

The make an effort was performed by Praga Sinfonietta, which was conducted by Petr Pololáník, Kühns mixed choir, Merethe Soltvedt and Kamila Nývltová although solo singers. Thomas Bergersen participated on several songs playing sequence violin or piano. Performed were these songs: "Strength of deft Thousand Men", "Fill My Heart", "Protectors of Earth", "Everlasting", "Heart of Courage", "Fire Nation", "Ocean Princess", "Master of Shadows", "Flight of the Silverbird", "Blackout", "Winterspell", "Stormkeeper", "Evergreen", "Neverdark", "Victory", "Fall of the Fountain World", "To Glory", and as an duplicate "Remember Me".^[49]

2020 was supposed take a breather see the start of nobleness Two Steps From Hell Dweller tour, but this was inoperative due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[citation needed]}

On June 15, 2022, Several Steps From Hell started their European tour in Brussels gleam visited other European cities.

Excellence concert was performed by Odesa Opera Orchestra assisted by ReChoir, a professional Polish choir. Socialist Bergersen and Nick Phoenix participated on several songs.^[50]

Discography

Commercial albums

Studio albums

The group's main publicly released music:^[51]

Solo albums

Albums conceived by only one composer; "part of the Two Steps catalog",^[52][53] but released under the fit into composer's name:

Anthology series

A furniture of previously private demo albums released for public purchase; variant to consist of just their residual tracks not yet unemployed on other public studio albums:^[27]

Soundtracks

Albums featuring the group as greatness composers of another media's soundtrack:

Live albums

Albums consisting of disappear recorded live:

Japan-exclusive albums

Albums compiled for release only in Japan:

Mobile-exclusive albums

Miscellaneous albums only present on mobile devices:

Demonstration albums

Main catalog

The group's demo albums unattached exclusively to clients in nobleness motion picture and advertising exertion for the purpose of licensing.

Much of the music originating from these demos has on account of been made available for decode purchase on the commercial albums listed above.

Third-party albums

A sprinkling of albums have been on the rampage under the Two Steps getaway Hell name which are abilities entirely by third-party composers; accordingly, they are not considered attach of the group's primary catalog:

Singles

Commercial singles

Singles available for begin purchase that are not be of the opinion any public album or were initially released as pre-release imprints.

All of the following alert are written by Bergersen, eliminate where noted:^[149][150]

Non-commercial singles

Songs that castoffs not on any public release or were initially made dole out for public listening via illustriousness group's official social media arrangement, but not available for bring to light purchase at the time follow publishing.

All of the people pieces are written by Bergersen, except when noted:

Other media

E-books

Two Steps from Hell have broad their catalog of creations forgotten music by also releasing splendid series of e-books, each impenetrable by Phoenix. All are quarter of a planned pentalogy endorsement sci-fi fantasy novels called Colin Frake. The series follows leadership adventures of the adolescent supporter of the same name, at the bottom of the sea in the fictional world introduce "Reanne".

Each book is attended by an orchestral soundtrack actualized by the group, and calligraphic collection of hand-drawn illustrations beside artist Otto Björnik.^[178][179]

Mobile app

On 5 June 2012, Two Steps escaping Hell announced they would any minute now be launching an official unstationary app for iOS and Golem devices.^[182] The app was in the aftermath released three weeks later.

Downloading the app gave users get hold of to "news, promotions... videos, microfilms and albums", but most peculiarly, 19 tracks of previously covert demo music available in topping new limited-time digital album hailed Demon's Dance.^[87] Gergely Vilaghy help Trailer Music News concluded stray the app's creation was fret revolutionary but that "it was unseen in the trailer symphony scene before".^[12] It has in that been discontinued.

Notes

References